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Permafrost thaw is expected to impose costs of $37 billion to $51 billion to Alaska roads and buildings through the middle of the century, according to a newly published study. The calculated toll, detailed in a study published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, is higher than previous estimates of thaw costs to Alaska permafrost. That is because of a more complete inventory of roads, buildings and structures like storage tanks, made possible by improved satellite imagery and other technology, said lead author Elias...
Charles Henry Christian, 87, passed away on April 27, 2025, in Wrangell. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer. A private service will be held later this summer for family and friends. Charles Henry Christian was born in Morton, Washington, to William and Marie Christian on Dec. 26, 1937. He went to school in Elbe, Washington. He left home at 17 and headed north to Alaska on a tugboat out of Seattle. When he turned 18, Charles joined the Navy, serving from 1956 through 1960 on the aircraft...
Steven "Steve" Rose, 67, passed away on May 19, 2025, in Wrangell. He was born on Aug. 9, 1957, in California. A true jack of all trades, he was the kind of man who could fix just about anything - and he often did, with a smile and willingness to help others without expecting anything in return, his family wrote. He lived in Wrangell for more than 10 years. "Known for his kind heart and generous spirit, Steve was a good man through and through. Though he faced his share of personal struggles,...
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A HUGE thank you to the Stikine River Jet Boat Association for donating their time, boats and expertise for the 23rd annual fourth grade field trip. Thanks to the Wrangell office of the U.S. Forest Service for providing a boat and four staff members to help teach kids. And hats off to the Meissners plus James Stough for conducting the hooligan fishery, and John Yeager for leading survival camp. Thanks to our financial sponsors: Petro Marine, Dave Stephen and First Bank. -- Brian Merritt’s fourth grade class...
Mere hours before he banged his gavel to adjourn this year’s session of the Alaska House of Representatives on May 20, Speaker Bryce Edgmon introduced a bill to bar metals mining from the Bristol Bay watershed. The measure, House Bill 233, would expand on the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 decision prohibiting permitting of the controversial Pebble Project in the region. The Biden administration action, which followed up on a process started in the Obama administration, invoked a rarely used provision on the Clean Water Act to pre...
The Haines Sheldon Museum has received a donated collection that staff say is the largest addition to the museum in decades. The 24 art pieces and artifacts came from the late Donna Willard-Jones of Anchorage, many of them returning to their original home in the Chilkat Valley, including a totem by master carver Edwin Kasko and a blanket designed by Nathan Jackson and worn by Willard-Jones on a Chilkat Dancers’ international tour. No formal assessment has been done on the value of the donation, but museum director Brandon Wilks estimated the i...